In the name of god, amen, I Leonard Morris of Kanawha County and Commonwealth
of Virginia being in good health of body and of sound disposing mind and
memory, do this twenty second day of February in the year of our Lord Christ
One thousand eight hundred and thirty one, make and ordain this my last will
and testament in manner and form following that is to say - First, I will
that all my debts and funeral charges be paid, and discharged by Executors
herein after named Second, also I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife
Peggy all my household and kitchen furniture of every kind and description,
whatever, as her absolute property, also my Negro man Simon and his son Manuel
and my Negro woman Lucy, also my Negro girl Harriet, during her natural life
only I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Peggy all that part of
my plantation where I now live as follows. Beginning on the river bank where
my black man Simon lives and running straight line to the mountain so as
to include my peach orchard, thence down with the mountain to Joshuas and
Hiram Morris line and running with their line to the Kanawha River,
thence up said river to the beginning, I further will unto my beloved wife
Peggy the liberty of timber to support the far and buildings, I also e..
all the Salt Water or all that can be obtained except all the neat profits
arising therefrom, for one third of the neat profits to be applied to the
benefit of my wife, during her natural life I also will that at my wifes
death, that all the property willed to her shall fall to my sons Madedon
and Dickinson Morris.

A memorandum of the money and property given to my different children by
way of advancement. So my son John Morris two thousand dollars, Also to my
son Leonard Morris fifteen hundred dollars, Also to my son Charles Morris
two thousand Dollars, Also to my son Joshua Morris two thousand dollars,
Also to my son in law Samuel Hensley two thousand dollars, also to my son
in law John B Crockett two thousand dollars, Also to y son Hiram Morris one
thousand dollars, also to my son in law John D Shrewsbury, one thousand and
fifty dollars, Also to my son in law Fleming Cobb one thousand dollars, Also
to my son in law Robert Lewis eight hundred dollars, Also to my son in law
Lawrence Bryant eight hundred dollars, I also will my part of the Brownstown
well of Salt water and Salt furnace to my son Peter Morris. It is also my
will that all my Negro slaves shall be sold at my death by my executors at
twelve months credit, but not to be bid off by any other person only my
heirs I further will that my sons, Joshua, and Hiram Morris has the
liberty of Timber off any of my back lands to support their farm or buildings,
I further will that my beloved wife shall have my two copper stills and all
the appurtenances belonging thereto, It is my will that Charles and Joshua
Morris shall be my Executors, this 26th February, One thousand eight hundred
and thirty one.

Leonard Morris

Teste D C Montgomery, Saml Burke, Frances Meadows

At a Court held for Kanawha County the 11th day of July 1831, the foregoing
will was proven and ordered to be recorded and probate thereof granted to
the executors of therein named.

Teste A. W. Quarrier, Clk

APPRAISEMENT AND SALE BILL OF THE STATE OF

LEONARD MORRIS

At a court held for Kanawha County at the Court House thereof on Monday the
12th day of December, 1831 the following appraisement Bill of the Estate
of Leonard Morris decd was presented in Court and ordered to be recorded.

Inventory and apparisement bill of the personal estate of Leonard Morris
as sworn to us by Charles Morris and Joshua Morris, Executors.

Etc,

Negro Man Dick 200.00

Negro Woman Fanny 125.00

Negro Woman Nancy 1.00

Negro Woman Judy 1.00

Negro Man Bob 450.00

Negro Boy Jim 400.00

Negro Boy Jacob 400.00

Negro Girl Silvy 300.00

Negro Boy Jonathan 225.00

Negro Girl Minenva 150.00

Negro Boy Moses 200.00

etc.

Pursuant to an order of the County Court of Kanawha We the undersigned after
being duly sworn proceeded to make the foregoing inventory and apprise the
personal Estate of Leonard Morris as shown to us by Charles and Joshua Morris
of said Estas.

Van B Reynolds

Samuel Burke

Middleton Harmon

An inventory and appraisement bill of the personal estate bequeathed to Mrs.
Peggy Morris by her husband Leonard Morris decd, viz

Household and Kitchen Furniture

Negro Woman Lucy

Negro Woman Harriet

Negro Man Simon

Negro Boy Emanuel

etc.

We the undersigned after being duly sworn proceeded to make the foregoing
inventory and to appraise the personal estate left to Mrs. Peggy Morris by
the will of her late husband as shown to us by Charles and Joshua Morris,
Executors.

Van B. Reynolds

Samuel Burke

Middleton Harmon

At a court held for Kanawha County at the Court house thereof on Monday the
12th day of December, 1831 the following Sale Bill of the personal property
of the Estate of Leonard Morris decd was presented in Court and ordered to
recorded.

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